Andrea Robinson
Reporter
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Andrea was born and raised in the Buckeye State, growing up in Columbus, Ohio. Her love for journalism began in high school for her school's news show. She then followed that passion to Ohio University where she double-majored in communications and journalism.
At Ohio University, she reported, anchored, and produced at her school's station. She also wrote digital news content for WOUB and feature stories for a campus magazine.
Andrea loves helping tell the stories of her community.
Andrea enjoys spending time with her 100-pound dog, Bentley. The pup loves to swim and go to the park with his mom. Andrea and Bentley are quickly adapting to Louisiana.
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Scam callers are going to new lengths to target victims, this time pretending to be your kids.
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Authorities say the three bodies were recovered from the water in different locations along the breakwater rocks.
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The recreational use of marijuana remains illegal in Louisiana, but some state lawmakers want to be prepared if that was to change.
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Charges have been upgraded for a Lake Charles man who was initially arrested for attempted second-degree murder last week.
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If you’re in the market for any building projects, you have probably been keeping an eye on how much your project is going to cost.
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Neighbors of that 12-year-old Brogan Duhon was sheltered from most of the outside world and was kept hungry.
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Not every queen needs a king and for the first time Krewe de la Boucaniers has an all female court.
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Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, how about having over 45 Christmas Trees in your home?
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Three people are in critical condition following the shooting at the VVS1 Hookah Lounge in the 500 block of Broad Street.
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Donut King’s owner is speaking out after a photo of her went viral on social media of her with a gun outside her store.
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Photos of the store's owner waving a gun have been widely circulated on social media.
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The incident happened at the Donut King the morning of Wednesday Sept. 14 and it started when Kelli Murray got a phone call.
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The big jet dubbed ‘Trump Force One’ gets a new look, as Landlock Aviation repainted the plane in Lake Charles.
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“I think it’s so important that we have this event here in Lake Charles because we know that Lake Charles and Louisiana is one of the borders of Texas, and so Juneteenth happened right there in Texas."
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The last suspect, Michael Carter, turned himself in Thursday afternoon, police said.
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Derek Senegal, with Louisiana State Police Troop D, said the pilot is believed to be ok.
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A reform package filed to place protective measures for policyholders, inform policyholders of their rights, and establish non-adversarial dispute procedures.
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The “American Truckers Freedom Convoy” took to I-10 around seven Saturday morning with supporters lining over-passes and along the interstate.
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A local pediatrician says Omicron has been far more transmissible in children than the previous variants.
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The explosion at Westlake Chemical South on Wednesday is not the first at a Westlake Chemical facility - it’s the second within the span of four months.
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A tank explosion at Westlake Chemical was seen across the Lake Area as a plume of black smoke rose from the site.
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A tragedy in Opelousas Wednesday morning makes for three fire fatalities in Louisiana in the new year: prompting the State Fire Marshal to encourage everyone to check their smoke alarms and be prepared for the worst.
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Shawn Foley was working a stressful, 12 hour, overnight shift at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida, when he decided to spend his break at the piano in the lobby, KPLC reported.
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The Louisiana Department of Education has launched a child care assistance program to help combat the shortage of healthcare workers amid the fourth COVID-19 surge.
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When the sun rose on Houma Monday morning, there was plenty of damage from Hurricane Ida to be seen.
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As Ida’s effects begin to set in across the state, a growing concern locally is gas supply.
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A Lake Charles mother gave birth to her baby in the passenger seat of her car on Father’s Day.
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The price of lumber is skyrocketing across the country and is affecting home building projects.
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A local woman’s TikTok videos have gone viral after she’s posted about her experience living in Lake Charles after the hurricanes.
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Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Billy Nunguesser spoke at the Louisiana Travel Association CEO Forum hosed at the Golden Nugget in Lake Charles on Tuesday to talk about reviving the tourism industry through expansion of projects like the Sunshine Plan.
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National conversations about gun control, a topic that causes many Americans fear that their constitutional rights may be in jeopardy, are causing many to buy more guns and ammo.
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